Horse Sense: Kelrev set to atone at Wincanton

All eyes will be on Kempton today but the best bets are to be found at Wincanton -headed by a horse who fell last time.

Kelrev was 25 lengths clear of his nearest rival approaching the final fence at Towcester 11 days only to meet the obstacle all wrong and unseat his rider.

Venetia Williams' five-year-old gets the chance to atone for that mishap in the Mid Season Handicap Chase where he looks to be on a particularly lenient weight.

The winner of three chases when trained in France, he failed to impress in three starts at the beginning of this year although it is worth pointing out he took on some decent novices.

As a result of those disappointments he started this season on a potentially generous handicap rating and the evidence of his Towcester run suggests he is finally adapting to British racing.

Paul Nicholls boasts an outstanding record at the Somerset track - having provided punters with a level stake profit on all his runners over the years - and it will no surprise if Comanche War Paint keeps backers happy in the Lord Stalbridge Memorial Gold Cup Handicap Chase.

The six-year-old, not to be confused with Commanche Jim who also lines up, suffered from sore shins last year but benefited from a pinfiring operation and has won three of his last four starts.

Two of those victories came at Wincanton and he produced his best performance over course and distance five weeks ago when beating Zafarabad by 10 lengths.

A 7lb rise for that success does not look harsh and he is capable of following up in similar company.

Nicholls also provides the best bet at Kempton (3.25) where the progressive Tinoveritas looks on a fair mark for his handicap debut.

The five-year-old scooted up by eight lengths when beating Forever Dream at Newbury 16 days ago. While that may have been an average novice hurdle for the track, the form of his third to Ashley Brook and Supreme Serenade at Exeter back in November underpins the case for supporting him today.

Hunters Tweed is a progressive chaser who returns to the scene of his latest success at Wetherby and is weighted to follow up in the two and half mile handicap chase (3.00).